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Orion
[ uh-rahy-uhn ]
noun
genitive Orionis
- Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Astronomy. the Hunter, a constellation lying on the celestial equator between Canis Major and Taurus, containing the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
- Military. a land-based U.S. Navy patrol plane with four turboprop engines, used to detect, track, and destroy enemy submarines and armed with missiles, torpedoes, mines, and depth bombs.
Orion
1/ əˈɪə /
noun
- Greek myth a Boeotian giant famed as a great hunter, who figures in several tales
Orion
2/ əˈɪə /
noun
- a conspicuous constellation near Canis Major containing two first magnitude stars (Betelgeuse and Rigel) and a distant bright emission nebula (the Orion Nebula ) associated with a system of giant molecular clouds and star formation
Orion
/ ō-ī′ə /
- A constellation in the equatorial region of the celestial sphere, near Taurus and Gemini. Orion (the Hunter) contains the bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
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At this star party, Jupiter and its moons, Mars, and constellations like Orion, were visible despite Los Angeles’ light pollution.
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Orion Rollins, the militia’s top leader in Utah, soon messaged Williams to thank him for the guidance.
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Social media users, however, were quick to note that some of the lights Hogan recorded appeared to be stars in the Orion constellation.
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Orion also led to the arrest of more than 400 people across several countries.
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To find Taurus, look for the constellation Orion and then peer to the north-east to find the red star Aldebaran, the star in the bull's eye.
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